Magical disc
The standout here is the magnificent performance of the Schoenberg early tone poem Pelleas and Melisande. Written before (depending on your point of view) Schoenberg lost the plot and went 12 tone, it is a wonderful post Wagnerian masterpiece somewhat similar to the equally magnificent first two parts of Gurrelieder. (Now THAT would be a gem on Blu-ray!) This young orchestra play like champions and both works are played and recorded magnificently. We already have several excellent Blu-ray recordings of the Mahler but this is as good as any and with the Schoenberg it is a disc not to be missed.
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